Gems of the Month

You can't wring your hands and roll up your sleeves at the same time.
Pat Schroeder

Talent hits a target no one else can hit. Genius hits a target no one else can see.
Arthur Schopenhauer

There are two different kinds of people in this world; those who finish what they start, and ………….".
Brad Ramsey

Do not confuse motion and progress. A rocking horse keeps moving but does not make any progress.
Alfred A. Montapert

A vision is not just a picture of what could be; it is an appeal to our better selves, a call to become something more.
Rosabeth Moss Kanter

A man may be a fool and not know it, but not if he’s married
L. Meneken

A good leader is a person who takes a little more of their share of the blame and a little less than their share of the credit.
John C. Maxwell

A compromise is an agreement whereby both parties get what neither of them wanted.
Author Unknown

Education is what remains after one has forgotten what one has learned in school.
Albert Einstein

The model of ownership, in a society organized around mass consumption, is addiction.
Christopher Lasch

In preparing for battle I have always found that plans are useless, but planning is indispensable.
Dwight D. Eisenhower

Never argue with a fool, onlookers may not be able to tell the difference.
Mark Twain

Simple, clear purpose and principles give rise to complex and intelligent behavior. Complex rules and regulations give rise to simple and stupid behavior.
Dee Hock

Mindfulness is both a state of being and a daily spiritual practice, a form of meditation.
David Richo

Logic will get you from A to B. Imagination will take you everywhere.
Albert Einstein

In reality, humility means nothing other than complete honesty about yourself.
William Countryman

The earth is too small a star and we too brief a visitor upon it for anything to matter more than the struggle for peace.
Colman McCarthy

And a thought I'd like to leave you with this month is :

You cannot connect the dots looking forward; you can only connect them looking backwards. So you have to trust that the dots will somehow connect in your future. You have to trust in something - your gut, destiny, life, karma, whatever. This approach has never let me down, and it has made all the difference in my life.
Steve Jobs

Thanks Gary!